Efficient Method to Update Sony Drivers

There are a number of popular alerts and other messages which you might get in the driver upgrading process, several of which I've paraphrased and listed right here along with guidance on what you can do:

QUESTION: So I have a Sony Vaio SVD112290X and the usb ports are not working. Optical 3 button mouses cannot connect nor can my USB both of which work on other computers. I have absolutely no idea what the problem is.

Although, I looked into device manager and found USB root hub xhcl had an exclamation mark next to it. It says that it cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39). Once I try to update the driver for it it says the driver is up to date. Does this have anything to do with it?

I've also tried uninstalling all the usb extensions and rebooting. It did nothing (All the extensions came back even xhcl with the exclamation mark).

I really don't know what to do and any help will be appreciated.

ANSWER: Possibly the driver is corrupted or the USB devices are busted. Let's isolate the issue. Kindly follow these steps:

Power cycle - Remove the battery and all peripherals -> press and hold the power button for 5 seconds OR, if the battery is not removable, remove all peripherals -> look for a battery off button on the bottom of the laptop -> push the button for 5 seconds

Way to Update Drivers with Device Manager

Depending on your version of Windows, Control Panel is usually available from the Start Menu or the Apps screen.

What you do next depends on what Windows operating system you're using:

In Windows 10 and Windows 8, tap or click on the Hardware and Sound link.

In Windows 7, click System and Security.

In Windows Vista, choose System and Maintenance.

In Windows XP, click Performance and Maintenance.

Note: If you don't see these options, your Control Panel view may be set to Large icons, Small icons, or Classic View, depending on your version of Windows. If so, find and choose Device Manager from the big collection of icons you see and then skip to Step 3 below.

2. Open Device Manager

In Windows 10 and Windows 8, check under the Devices and Printers heading.

In Windows 7, look under System.

In Windows Vista, you'll find Device Manager towards the bottom of the window.

Windows XP Only: You have a few extra steps since Device Manager isn't as easily available in your version of Windows.

From the open Control Panel window, click System, choose the Hardware tab, and then click the Device Manager button.

3. With Device Manager now open, you can view a device's status, update the device drivers, or do whatever other hardware management you came here to do.